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inhibition

English

Etymology

From Middle English inhibicioun, inhibicione from Old French inibicion, from Latin inhibitio.

Noun

inhibition (countable and uncountable, plural inhibitions)

  1. The act of inhibiting.
  2. (psychology) A personal feeling of fear or embarrassment that stops one behaving naturally.
  3. (chemistry, biochemistry) The process of stopping or retarding a reaction.
  4. (law) A writ from a higher court to an inferior judge to stay proceedings.
  5. (Philippines, law) A recusal.

Translations

See also

  • inhibit

Finnish

Noun

inhibition

  1. Genitive singular form of inhibitio.

French

Etymology

From Latin inhibiti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

inhibition f (plural inhibitions)

  1. inhibition

Related terms

  • inhiber

Further reading

  • “inhibition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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prophylaxis

English

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek ??? (pró, before) + ??????? (phúlaxis, a watching, guarding).

Noun

prophylaxis (countable and uncountable, plural prophylaxes)

  1. (medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for disease.
  2. (chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent's plan or tactic.

Derived terms

Translations

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “prophylaxis”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

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